Momence High School - Monesse Yearbook (Momence, IL)

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PROPHECY OF THE CLASS OF ’56 Being a photographer for a travel agency, I began an assign- ment in 1966 which would take me around the world. After leaving Chicago by train for California, I met Richard Laue who was on his way to Siberia as Ambassador of Good Will. Little did I realize how many 1956 graduates I would meet on this tour. While changing trains at Omaha, Nebraska, I had lunch at the popular Boorda Cafe where I met and talked to the owner, Mike Boorda; he told me that he had taken over the Harvey restaurants. My stop at Salt Lake City took me to the amusement park where the famous brother and sister team of Steele and Steele were fea- tured in their tight-rope act. They told me that Edwin Workman with Craig Bisher as his mechanic had just set a new speed record on the salt flats. The next day I left for an exciting side-trip to Las Vegas. When I arrived, Gene Garner took me on a tour of the strip in his taxi. On the way I decided to stop in at the Easy Money Casino owned by Gary Thyfault and Rog Bennett. When I came out I saw a hugh neon sign across the street advertising Vuryl Klassen and his jazz band and featuring the famous blues singer, Kay Fite. On returning to my hotel, I bought a newspaper in which I read that Dick Tripp, a pro- fessor at a Boston college, had just invented a car that would run on a combination of water and coffee grounds. In the foreign news I also read that Tom Mathews was the new backward skiing cham- pion of Switzerland and that he and his partner, Bob Funderburk were making their fourth try up the Matterhorn on skiis. I finally arrived at an important stage of my journey when I reached San Francisco. As I left the train, I waved good-bye to the engineer, Perry Snapp. After I registered at the hotel, I went to my room and watched Carl Krone's Fishing for Fun program. During lunch in the dining room, I saw Lawrence Turrell, the house detective on duty, and I happened to meet the owner of the hotel, Donald Simpson. He told me he had just hired a new head chef, Dick Denton, whose specialty was snails in any form. In the after- noon, I went shopping and rode down town on the cable car operated by Pete Brouillette. Pete told me that Don Baechler's greyhounds were winning trophys for him at the races. I passed the Hermen- Blanke Sweetshop and met the policeman, Don Stanfield directing traffic on the corner. This page sponsored by Bregenzer’s Drug Store. 17

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SENIOR CLASS WILLS I, Judy Kennedy, will my sense of humor to anybody else who has the ability to laugh at the wrong time. I, Vuryl Klassen, will my position as captain of the football team to Chuck Grady or Charlie Kingsley, in hopes he has as much fun at half time at homecoming next season as I did, this past year. I, Carl Krone, will my ability to shoot ducks to Mr. Lister and Mr. Willard. I, DickLaue, will my jeep to Fesse Sanders in hopes that he will get his foot- ball equipment home in time to get it washed. I, Bob Liberty, will my red hair to Chuck Grady so he won't hate himself so much because he is a blond. I, Ann Linn, will my ability to do calisthenics in P.E. to Barbara Buck Rice in hopes that someday she will be as good as I am. I, Tom Mathews, will leave school the same way I came, against my will. I, Kirsten Mazur, do will 300 dinner knives to the cafeteria for the use of the students, faculty, and etc. so that they may more thoroughly enjoy their fu- ture meals down there. I, Susie Metz, will my ability to persuade my mother to chase around for me, to my sister, Dorothy, because 1 think I have just about exhausted the priv- ilege. I, Karen Metz, will my little brother Clark, to any Freshman or Sophomore girls who will take him. I, Karen Parks, will my ability to go steady with Indiana boys to Inez Tex Devlin who has never gone steady. I, Ronald Peltier, will my knowledge of staying away from girls, to the boys in the coming class of 1956-57. I, Joe Peterson, will my ability to stay in High school for 5 years to anybody who likes the place. I, Mary Peter son, will my ability to take 80 words a minute in longhand to any- one who can't take shorthand. I, Lawrence Sanders, will mv ability to chase the freshmen girls around in 6th hour study hall to Bob Sherwood I, Donald Simpson, will my abilit to chew gum in Miss Cootz's study hall to who ever has her next year. I, Perry Snapp, will my abilities in bookkeeping to James Tilly. I, Don Stanfield, will my big packard to my little brother Ron. I, Margaret Steele, would like to will something to Florence DeYoung but I need everything I've got. I, Wilbur Steele, will my ability to play the trumpet to Bob Torp who has much trouble doing so. I, Gary Thyfault, will my great speed in football to Jesse Sanders. I, Dick Tripp, will my ability to get up at 8:30 A.M. and still make it to school on time (sometimes) to our buddy, Mr. Wright. I, Lawrence Turrell, will my ability to get along with the typing teacher to my brother, Harry. I, Charles Wahl, will my ability to get along with freshmen girls to next year senior boys. I, Hilton Ward, will my patience and kind understanding in bookkeeping to any underclassman who needs it. This page sponsored by H. W. CONRAD BAKERY. INC.

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PROPHECY Continued On preparing for my ocean voyage to Honolulu, I made a reservation on the boat through the Cromwell Seafaring Society and upon boarding the ship I met the captain, Ronald Peltier. He showed me around his boat and I met two hula dancers, Helen Jarvis and Karen Metz, who were on their way back to Hawaii for Christmas. As we sailed out of the harbor, a fellow passenger called my attention to a fleet of fishing boats owned by Hilt Ward, The Big Bait Dealer. It was several days before I arrived in Hawaii where I bought native cloth- ing from the Mazur Grass Skirt and Souvenir Shop. When I completed my assignment there I sailed directly to Australia where I photographed Karen Parks' famous kangaroo farm. Finally I prepared to fly to Tokyo. At the airport I met the pilot of my plane, Rusty Clifton, who was the first pilot to fly around the world non-stop. We had been flying over the ocean for an hour when we had to make a trip back to his base airport because the stewardess, Mary Peterson, had forgotten the plates. At a stop-over in Burma, I went sight-seeing and passed the estate of Robert Liberty, who had made a fortune on the stock exchange and then left the country. After taking a boat to Zanzibar, I heard that Charles Wahl had succeeded in his fifth attempt to fly into the interior of Africa. I finished my assignment in Africa, then proceeded to photograph the Hoppel camel expedition in Cairo, Egypt. Phyllis told me that Joe Peterson was opening a dance studio in Saudi, Arabia, to teach the Arabs the new new dance--The Chicken-Scratch. Finally I neared the last part of my journey when I flew to France. There I bought a newspaper and read an article written by Elizabeth Borggren and Thelma Johnson telling of the latest big social events in the States. It men- tioned that Sandra Kelson had returned from her trip to Ireland bringing home a new perfume made of heather. Hilton Brown, a famous artist, had just fin- ished his painting of the Grand Canyon. Walking down a street in Paris, I passed a French Fashion Shop where I saw that it was owned and operated by Betty Denton and Joyce Dionne. I went in, of course, and during my conversation with the owners I learned that Ann Linn was an adagio dancer in a famous club down the street. I decided to stop in to see Ann; on my way I saw a sidewalk artist who was none other than Mike Hemphill. My last stop before continuing on to the States was Ireland. I arrived just in time to photograph the running of the Irish Sweepstakes. Gib Eckhoff was taking bets at the two-dollar window. The winning horse was Tiny Tim, owned by Virginia Metz and ridden by Moose Sanders. At about the same time it was announced in the American papers that Betty Gilbert and Betty Huggans had started writing commercials for some of the biggest shows on television; it was also said that Marie Bartholomew was becoming very popular as a movie critic in Hollywood. As I flew back home to the Kennedy Travel Agency, I realized that I had seen or heard about every member of the class of 1956. In ten years these graduates had certainly gone a long, long way. This page sponsored by Ben Franklin Store. 18